Meaning

4 senses
  1. (intransitive)To continue steadfast; to keep striving.

  2. (intransitive)To serve as a soldier.

    служи́тьslužítʹ

    serve as a soldier in the military

  3. (intransitive)To intentionally restrict labor productivity; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished.

  4. (slang, transitive)To take a ride on (another person's horse) without permission.

Examples

903 sentences
  1. The soldier gave water to me.

    Солдат дав менi води. — rmdas

    ruСолдат дал мне воды. — Biga

    deDer Soldat gab mir Wasser. — Haehnchenpaella

  2. The soldiers were equipped with weapons.

    Солдати були озброєні. — deniko

    deDie Soldaten waren mit Waffen ausgestattet. — Aldain

  3. Tom used to be a soldier.

    Том колись був солдатом. — deniko

    ruТом когда-то был солдатом. — odexed

  4. A lot of soldiers died here.

    Тут загинуло багато солдатів. — deniko

    ruЗдесь погибло много солдат. — sharptoothed

    deHier wurden viele Soldaten getötet. — MUIRIEL

  5. You were a soldier, weren't you?

    Ти був військовим, так? — deniko

    deSie waren Soldat, oder? — Waldelfe

Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to serve as a soldier:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English soudeour, from Old French soudier or soudeour (“mercenary”),

Inherited from Middle English soudeour, from Old French soudier or soudeour (“mercenary”), from Medieval Latin soldarius (“soldier (one having pay)”), from Late Latin solidus, a type of coin. Displaced Old English cempa (whence obsolete kemp).

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Forms

soldiers, soldiering, soldiered, soldiered
Base formsoldier · to soldier
3rd person singularsoldiers
Present participlesoldiering
Past simplesoldiered
Past participlesoldiered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysoldier
he, she, itsoldiers

Past simpleLesson

all personssoldiered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave soldiered
he, she, ithas soldiered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill soldier

Synonyms

2 synonyms
work at slowest rate:goldbrick

Word family

17 related words

Collocations

10 patterns
  • be a soldier
  • the soldiers were
  • of the soldiers
  • become a soldier
  • a good soldier
  • brave soldier
  • all the soldiers
  • soldiers died
  • many soldiers
  • good soldier

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
soldier — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto